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JPK - Loose Pommel & Guard Question

Posted: Fri Apr 14, 2017 7:53 pm
by SolWarrior
I bought a 1-1973 JPK off eBay for $30 shipped and it arrived last Saturday but didn't have time to inspect, clean & treat the sheath and leather handle 'til a couple days ago. Turns out the pommel and guard are a bit loose. Does anyone know if there's a quick fix to this? Here's three eBay photos & three after cleaning and treatment. Notice the crack on handle closed up pretty good.

Pommel type
Pommel.jpg
JPK & Sheath.jpg
JPK eBay.jpg
JPK.jpg
JPK 1-1973.jpg
JPK Handle.jpg
I thought I'd put a little oil on the back end between washer and pommel and apparently over did it. May go away as with a sheath that accidentally got some oil spots and eventually spread out evenly. ::hmm::

Re: JPK - Loose Pommel & Guard Question

Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2017 7:58 pm
by knife7knut
Sounds like the leather handle has shrunk a bit. Not sure what you could use to swell it again without darkening the leather and perhaps inducing it to rot.Maybe someone with experience working leather will chime in.